When Babies Engage in Physical Activity or Use Language,some Synaptic

question 28

Multiple Choice

When babies engage in physical activity or use language,some synaptic connections will be strengthened,while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear.A neuroscientist would identify this process as:

• A)pruning.
• B)myelination.
• C)paring.
• D)lateralization.

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Definitions:

Experimenter Bias

A form of bias introduced by the experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment.

Faulty Memory

Errors or inaccuracies in recalling past events or information, which can arise from various factors such as misinformation, distortion, or forgetting.

Double-Blind Research Study

An experimental research design in which neither the participants nor the researchers know who is receiving the experimental treatment and who is receiving a placebo, reducing biases in the results.

Independent Variables

Factors in an experiment that are deliberately manipulated to determine their effect on dependent variables.